Part one of term paper
When James Madison did an about face from his platform of strong, centralized government to write Federalist number 45, his vision was changed from the idea of a supreme national government to one of states’ rights and such. There exist many differences and similarities to the government of the United States today. Today, the government und ...

Part two of term paper
... 10 but vehemently oppose in Federalist 45. This, along with federal opposed mandates and categorical grants given in the past is taking the power out of the hands of the states and putting them in the hands of the federal government, something that the James Madison of Federalist 45 would have a strong opinion against. Madison’s comparison to the federal government as a type of feudal system is true to an extent in todays government as the local sovereigns can speak more for their small ...